Ministry of Labor on number of working women in Azerbaijan

As in all spheres, the role of women in the labor market is growing, and they make a valuable contribution to the socio-economic, socio-cultural development of Azerbaijan. Currently, 44% of active notifications of employment contracts registered in the “Notice of employment contracts” subsystem of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population (MLSPP) refer to employment contracts with women.

Hqqin.az was informed about this in the press service of the ministry.

It is reported that 46% of working women have higher education, 37% – general education, 55% – secondary vocational education, 24% – initial vocational education.

16% of working women are 16-30 years old, 27% – 31-40 years old, 23% – 41-50 years old, 24% – 51-60 years old and 10% – over 61 years old.